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Flaws in Generic Watermarking Protocols Based on Zero-Knowledge Proofs

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Recently, two generic watermarking protocols were proposed, based on a popular zero-knowledge identification protocol. In this paper, we show that both protocols are flawed and therefore fail to achieve their purpose of allowing a prover to prove to a verifier of his ownership of a watermarked image. We also give some suggestions to fix these flaws.

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  1. Information Security Research (iSECURES) Lab, Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus), 93576, Kuching, Malaysia

    Raphael C. -W. Phan

  2. Center for Cryptography & Information Security (CCIS), Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, 63100, Cyberjaya, Malaysia

    Huo-Chong Ling

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  1. University College London,, Torrington Place, UK

    Ingemar J. Cox

  2. Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Ton Kalker

  3. Department of EECS, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu,, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    Heung-Kyu Lee

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Phan, R.C.W., Ling, HC. (2005). Flaws in Generic Watermarking Protocols Based on Zero-Knowledge Proofs. In: Cox, I.J., Kalker, T., Lee, HK. (eds) Digital Watermarking. IWDW 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3304. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31805-7_16

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